Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том II. J – Z.

Mumble, v. n. Mutter, speak inarticulately.

Mumbler, n. Mutterer.

Mummer, n. Masker, buffoon.

Mummery, n. 1. Masking, masquerade, buffoonery, harlequinade, foolery, tomfoolery.

2. Empty show, solemn mockery, vain ceremony.

Mumpish, a. Sullen, sulky, morose, moody, spleeny, spleenish.

Munch, v. a. [Colloquial.] Eat (with the lips closed), masticate, mandicate, chew.

Mundane, a. Earthly, terrene, terrestrial, terraqueous, worldly, sublunary, under the sun.

Municipal, a. Civic, civil, not military.

Munificence, n. Liberality, generosity, bountifulness, bounty.

Munificent, a. Liberal, bountiful, generous, bounteous, beneficent, princely, free, free-hearted.

Muniment, n. 1. Fortification, stronghold, citadel, fortress, fort.

2. (Law.) Record, title deeds and papers.

Munition, n. Ammunition, military stores.

Munnion, n. (Arch.) Mullion.

Murder, n. Homicide (with malice), slaughter, massacre, assassination, butchery, manslaughter.

Murder, v. a. Kill (with malice), slay, assassinate, despatch, put to death.

Murder the king's English, Use bad grammar, commit a solecism, break Priscian's head.

Murderer, n. Slaughterer, assassin, slayer, killer, butcher, cut-throat.

Murderous, a. Sanguinary, bloody, cruel, savage, fell, bloodthirsty.

Muriate, n. Hydrochlorate.

Muriatic acid, Hydrochloric acid, marine acid, spirit of sea-salt.

Murky, a. Dark, gloomy, obscure, dim, cloudy, clouded, dusky, lurid, overcast, lowering.

Murmur, n. 1. Whisper; low, continuous sound.

2. Complaint, plaint, whimper.

3. Mutter, indistinct utterance.

Murmur, v. n. 1. Make a low, continued sound.

2. Complain, mutter, repine, croak, grumble.

Murmurer, n. Censurer, complainer, repiner, objector, fault-finder.

Murrain, n. Cattle-plague.

Muscadel, n. Muscat, muscatel.

Muscadine, n. Muscat, muscatel.

Muscat, n. Muscadel, muscadine.

Muscatel, n. Muscadel, muscadine.

Muscovado, n. Unclayed sugar.

Muscovy-duck, n. Musk-duck.

Muscular, a. Brawny, sinewy, strong, stalwart, vigorous, powerful, sturdy, lusty, athletic, Herculean, able-bodied.

Muse, n. Revery, abstraction, musing.

Muse, v. n. 1. Ponder, meditate, contemplate, reflect, cogitate, deliberate, ruminate, think, brood.

2. Be absent-minded, be in a revery, be in a brown study.

Muse, v. a. [Poetical.] Consider, ponder, meditate on, think on.

Muses, n. pl. [With The prefixed.] The tuneful Nine, the tuneful quire (Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania).

Mush, n. [U. S.] Supawn, hasty-pudding (made of Indian meal).

Mushroom, n. 1. Cryptogamous plant.

2. Upstart, parvenu.

Mushroom, a. Ephemeral, short-lived.

Music, n. 1. Melody, harmony, symphony, minstrelsy.

2. Science of harmonical sounds.

Musical, a. Melodious, harmonious, tuneful, symphonious, dulcet, sweet-sounding.

Musing, n. Revery, abstraction, muse, meditation, reflection, contemplation, brown study, deep thought.

Musk-duck, n. Muscovy-duck (Anas moschata).

Musk-rat, n. 1. Musquash (Ondatra zibethicus).

2. Desman, muscovy (Mygale moschata).

Muss, n. Scramble, confused struggle.

Mussulman, n. Mahometan, Mohammedan.

Must, v. n. Be obliged to, be required to, be bound to, be necessitated to, be under the necessity of.

Must, n. 1. Grape-juice (unfermented), new wine.

2. Mould, fust, mustiness, mildew, blight, rust, smut.

Muster, v. a. Assemble, collect, gather, congregate, convene, bring together, call together, get together, muster up.

Muster, v. n. Be assembled, meet together.

Muster, n. Gathering, assemblage.

Muster up, Muster, get together.

Musty, a. Mouldy, fusty, soured, fetid, foul, spoiled, stale.

Mutability, n. 1. Changeableness, mutableness, inconstancy, variableness.

2. Instability, fickleness, vacillation.

Mutable, a. 1. Changeable, alterable, variable, ever-changing.

2. Inconstant, unsettled, vacillating, fickle, unstable.

Mutableness, n. Mutability.

Mutation, n. Change, alteration, variation.

Mute, a. 1. Dumb, unable to speak, incapable of speech.

2. Silent, speechless, taciturn, mum.

Mutilate, v. a. Disfigure, maim, cripple.

Mutilation, n. Disfigurement.

Mutinous, a. Turbulent, contumacious, seditious, insurrectionary, refractory, unruly, insubordinate, riotous, insurgent, rebellious.

Mutiny, v. n. Rebel, rise, strike, resist authority.

Mutiny, n. Sedition, revolt, rebellion, insurrection, riot, rising, uprising.

Mutter, v. n. Grumble, murmur.

Mutter, v. a. Utter indistinctly.

Mutter, n. Murmur, indistinct utterance.

Mutual, a. Reciprocal, interchanged, correlative, reciprocally given and received.

Muzzle, n. 1. Snout.

2. Mouth, nozzle.

Muzzy, a. [Colloquial.] Stupefied, bewildered, confused, bemused, half-drunk.

Myopic, a. Near-sighted, short-sighted, dim-sighted, purblind.

Myopy, n. Near-sightedness.

Myriad, n. Ten thousand.

Mysterious, a. Unknown, enigmatical, obscure, hidden, occult, inscrutable, recondite, mystic.

Mystery, n. Secret, enigma, riddle.

Mystic, a. Mysterious, hidden, enigmatical, obscure, occult, recondite, inscrutable, abstruse, dark, cabalistic, transcendental.

Mystical, a. Mysterious, hidden, enigmatical, obscure, occult, recondite, inscrutable, abstruse, dark, cabalistic, transcendental.

Mystify, v. a. Perplex, puzzle, bewilder, embarrass, pose.

Myth, n. Fable, invention, allegory, parable, fiction, fabulous story.

Mythic, a. Fabulous, mythological, fictitious.

Mythical, a. Fabulous, mythological, fictitious.

Mythologic, a. Fabulous, mythical.

Mythological, a. Fabulous, mythical.

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Nab, v. a. [Colloquial.] Seize (suddenly), catch, clutch, grasp, snatch, lay hands on, lay hold on, take possession of.

Nabob, n. Millionnaire, Crœsus, very rich man, man of great wealth, man of fortune.

Nacre, n. Mother-of-pearl.

Nacreous, a. Pearly, iridescent, irisated, pavonine.

Nag, n. Horse (especially a small horse), pony.

Naiad, n. (Myth.) Water-nymph.

Nail, n. Claw, talon.

Naïve, a. [Fr.] Artless, unaffected, ingenuous, natural, plain, simple, unsophisticated, candid.

Naïveté, n. [Fr.] Artlessness, ingenuousness, naturalness, simplicity, native candor, unaffected plainness.

Naked, a. 1. Nude, uncovered, bare, denuded, unclothed, undressed, in puris naturalibus.

2. Exposed, defenceless, unarmed, unprotected, unguarded.

3. Manifest, unconcealed, evident, open, plain.

4. Simple, mere, sheer.

Nakedness, n. Nudity.

Namby-pamby, a. Finical, affectedly fine.

Name, n. 1. Appellation, title, epithet, denomination, designation, descriptive term.

2. Reputation, repute, credit, character.

3. Note, distinction, fame, renown, celebrity, eminence, honor.

Name, v. a. 1. Denominate, entitle, style, term, call, dub, phrase, christen, give an appellation to.

2. Mention, speak of, call by name.

3. Nominate, designate, specify.

Namely, ad. Particularly, videlicet, that is, that is to say, to wit, to particularize.

Nap, n. v. Doze, slumber, drowse, take a short sleep.

Nap, n. Doze, slumber, short sleep.

Naphtha, n. Rock oil, mineral oil.

Nappy, a. [Scottish.] Drunk, fuddled, intoxicated, tipsy, corned, muddled, groggy.

Narcissus, n. Daffodil.

Narcotic, a. Stupefying, stupefactive.

Narrate, v. a. Relate, recite, recount, rehearse, tell, detail, describe, give an account of.

Narration, n. 1. Recital, description, rehearsal, relation, account, statement.

2. Story, history, narrative, tale, chronicle.

Narrative, n. Narration, relation, tale, account, recital, rehearsal, description, story, history, chronicle.

Narrator, n. Relater, historian.

Narrow, a. 1. Of little breadth.

2. Contracted, circumscribed, limited, confined, straitened, cramped, pinched, scanty, incapacious, of small extent.

3. Bigoted, selfish, niggardly, mean, ungenerous, parsimonious, covetous, mercenary, illiberal.

4. Close, near, within a little, with little to spare, within narrow limits.

Narrow, v. a. Contract, restrict, limit, cramp.

Narrow house, Grave, tomb, sepulchre, house of death.

Narrows, n. pl. Strait, sound.

Narrow-minded, a. Illiberal, bigoted, prejudiced, warped, biassed, partial, of narrow or contracted views.

Narwhal, n. Sea-unicorn, unicorn-fish, unicorn-whale (Monodon monoceros).

Nascent, a. Incipient, opening, initial, dawning, inchoative, initiatory, rudimental, beginning, commencing, at the start, in the act of evolution.

Nastiness, n. 1. Filth, filthiness, dirtiness, foulness, impurity, uncleanness, pollution, defilement, squalor.

2. Obscenity, smuttiness, indecency, ribaldry.

Nasty, a. 1. Filthy, foul, unclean, impure, dirty, polluted, denied, nauseous, disgusting, sickening, loathsome, offensive, repulsive, squalid.

2. Obscene, smutty, gross, indelicate, lewd, indecent, ribald, loose.

Natal, a. Native, of birth.

Natal day, Birthday.

Natch-bone, n. Aitch-bone, edge-bone.

Nation, n. 1. State, commonwealth, realm, nationality.

2. People, community, population, race.

National, a. Public, general.

Nationality, n. 1. National character.

2. State, realm, nation, commonwealth.

Native, a. 1. Natal, of birth.

2. Vernacular, vulgar, mother.

3. Indigenous, natural, congenital, original, genuine, intrinsic, real, unartificial, home-bred, not acquired, bred in the bone, that runs in the blood.

Native, n. Original inhabitant.

Nativity, n. Birth.

Natty, a. [Colloquial.] Neat, spruce, fine, jaunty, trig, trim, finical, foppish, dandyish.

Natural, a. 1. Of nature.

2. Original, indigenous, essential, characteristic, native, not acquired, not assumed.

3. Regular, normal, not exceptional, not violent, in the course of nature, adapted to nature, consistent with nature, conformable to nature.

4. Illegitimate, born out of wedlock.

Natural, n. Fool, simpleton, dunce.

Natural child, Bastard, love-child, illegitimate child.

Naturalize, v. a. Adopt as a citizen, adopt as native.

Nature, n. 1. World, creation, universe, system of created things, aggregate of phenomena, world of matter and of mind, sum of causes and effects.

2. Sum total of sensible objects, world of matter.

3. Character, essence, constitution, quality.

4. Kind, sort, species.

5. Temper, disposition, humor, mood, grain.

6. Mind, intelligence, intelligent being.

7. Active principle of the universe, soul of the universe, God.

8. Regular course of things, usual or established order of events.

9. What is natural, conformity with nature, accordance with truth or reality.

Naught, n. Nothing, nought.

Naught, a. Worthless, bad, of no value.

Naughtiness, n. 1. Wickedness, vice, badness, iniquity.

2. Perverseness, frowardness.

Naughty, a. 1. Wicked, bad, corrupt, sinful.

2. Perverse, froward, mischievous.

Nausea, n. 1. Seasickness.

2. Qualm, sickness of the stomach, inclination to vomit.

3. Disgust, loathing, repugnance, aversion, strong dislike.

Nauseate, v. n. Feel nausea, feel disgust, grow qualmish.

Nauseate, v. a. 1. Sicken, disgust, revolt, make sick, turn one's stomach, make one's gorge rise.

2. Loathe, abhor, detest, abominate, feel nausea or disgust at, shrink from, recoil from.

Nauseous, a. Disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, sickening, revolting, repulsive, distasteful, offensive, abominable, foul.

Naval, a. Nautical, marine, maritime.

Navel-string, n. Umbilical cord.

Navew, n. French turnip (Brassica napus).

Navicular, a. (Anat. & Bot.) Boat-shaped, cymbiform.

Navigate, v. n. Sail, cruise, course, go in a vessel, plough the waves, plough the deep.

Navigate, v. a. 1. Sail over, sail on, pass in a vessel.

2. Steer, direct (in sailing), guide the course of.

Navigator, n. Sailor, seaman.

Navy, n. Fleet, ships of war.

Nay, ad. 1. No.

2. Not only so, but more; not this only, but also.

Near, a. 1. Nigh, close, neighboring, adjacent, contiguous, proximate, adjoining, not far, not distant, bordering upon, approximate to, close upon, close by, hard upon, close at hand.

2. Imminent, impending, forthcoming, approaching, threatening, at hand, about to happen, going to happen.

3. Intimate, dear, familiar, closely allied, closely attached.

4. Direct, short, straight.

Near, ad. Nearly.

Near, prep. Nigh, close to, close by, not far from.

Nearly, ad. 1. Approximately, not remotely.

2. Almost, well-nigh, within a little.

3. Closely, intimately.

Near-sighted, a. Short-sighted, myopic, purblind.

Neat, a. 1. Clean, cleanly, unsoiled, tidy, spotless, unsullied, immaculate, unstained, pure.

2. Nice, spruce, trim.

3. Chaste, simple, in good taste.

Neat-cattle, n. Bovine animals (bulls, oxen, cows, calves, heifers, steers), beeves.

Neatly, ad. Cleanly, in a neat manner.

Neatness, n. 1. Cleanness, cleanliness, tidiness.

2. Nicety, spruceness, trimness.

3. Chasteness, simplicity.

Neb, n. Beak, bill, nib.

Nebulosity, n. Cloudiness, haziness, mistiness.

Nebulous, a. Cloudy, hazy, misty.

Necessary, a. 1. Inevitable, unavoidable, that must be, not to be avoided.

2. Requisite, essential, indispensable, needful, that cannot be spared.

3. Involuntary, not free.

Necessary, n. 1. Requisite, requirement, necessity, essential, indispensable thing, sine qua non.

2. Privy, jakes, water-closet, back-house.

Necessitate, v. a. Compel, force, oblige, make necessary, render unavoidable.

Necessitous, a. Needy, indigent, poor, penniless, moneyless, destitute, distressed, pinched, reduced, in need, in want, short of money, out of money, out of pocket, out of cash.

Necessity, n. 1. Compulsion, fatality, fate, destiny, irresistible force.

2. Indispensableness, indispensability, inevitableness.

3. Need, needfulness, urgency, exigency, pressing want.

4. Requirement, requisite, essential, necessary, indispensable thing, sine qua non.

Neck-cloth, n. Cravat, neckerchief, necktie.

Neckerchief, n. Cravat, neck-cloth.

Neckhandkerchief, n. Cravat, neck-cloth.

Necktie, n. Cravat, neckcloth.

Necrology, n. Obituary, register of deaths.

Necromancer, n. Sorcerer, conjurer, enchanter, juggler, charmer, diviner, wizard, magician, exorcist, seer, soothsayer.

Necromancy, n. Sorcery, magic, divination, enchantment, conjuration, black art, magical art.

Necropolis, n. Cemetery, churchyard, graveyard, mortuary, burial-ground, burial-place, city of the dead.

Need, n. 1. Necessity, want, exigency, urgency, emergency.

2. Indigence, poverty, penury, destitution, distress.

Need, v. a. Want, require, lack, be in want of, stand in want of.

Needful, a. Necessary, requisite, essential, indispensable.

Needle-shaped, a. Aciform, acicular, aciculate.

Needless, a. Unnecessary, useless, not requisite, not needed.

Needs, ad. Necessarily.

Needy, a. Indigent, destitute, poor, necessitous.

Nefarious, a. Abominable, atrocious, detestable, execrable, iniquitous, scandalous, wicked, infamous, villanous, heinous, flagitious, very wicked.

Negation, n. Denial, disavowal, disclaimer.

Neglect, v. a. 1. Omit, leave out, pass over.

2. Disregard, slight, contemn, overlook, pay no heed to, pay no regard to, leave out of view, leave on one side, not care a straw for.

Neglect, n. 1. Omission (of a particular act of duty), failure, default, negligence, remissness.

2. Slight, disregard, disrespect.

Neglectful, a. Heedless, careless, negligent, thoughtless.

Negligence, n. Neglect (as a habit), carelessness, thoughtlessness, remissness, heedlessness, disregard, inattention, laches.

Negligent, a. Careless (habitually), thoughtless, heedless, remiss, regardless, inattentive, neglectful.

Negotiate, v. n. Treat, bargain.

Negotiate, v. a. 1. Treat for, arrange for.

2. Pass, put into circulation.

Negotiation, n. Transaction.

Negro-corn, n. Doura, Indian millet, Guinea corn (Sorghum vulgare).

Neigh, v. n. Whinny.

Neighborhood, n. Vicinity, vicinage, environs.

Neighborly, a. Friendly, kind, civil, social, obliging, attentive, on friendly terms.

Neither, pron. & a. Not either, nor one nor the other.

Neither head nor tail, Neither one thing nor the other, nothing distinct or definite.

Neither here nor there, 1. Nowhere, neither in one place nor another.

2. Irrelevant, not to the purpose.

Nem. con. [L. Contracted from nemine contradicente, no one speaking against.] Unanimously, with one accord, with one consent, to a man, as one man, one and all, on all hands, in chorus, without a dissenting voice.

Neologism, n. 1. New word or phrase.

2. Neology, use of new words or phrases.

Neology, n. 1. Neologism, use of new words or phrases.

2. (Theol.) Rationalism, rationalistic interpretation.

Neophyte, n. 1. Convert, proselyte, catechumen.

2. Beginner, tyro, pupil.

Nephritis, n. [L.] (Med.) Inflammation of the kidneys.

Nerve, n. 1. Strength, power, force.

2. Courage, pluck, fortitude, firmness, resolution, hardihood, manhood.

Nerve, v. a. Strengthen, invigorate, fortify, brace.

Nervous, a. 1. Of the nerves.

2. Sinewy, strong, vigorous, robust, forcible, powerful.

3. Timid, timorous, easily agitated.

Nervousness, n. 1. Strength, force, power, vigor.

2. Timidity, timorousness, trepidation, tremor, flutter, nervous agitation.

Nescience, n. Ignorance.

Nest, n. Aerie.

Nestle, v. n. Snuggle, cuddle, snug, harbor, lodge, lie close.

Net, n. Snare, gin, trap, toil.

Net, a. Clear, without deductions.

Net, v. a. Clear, get or gain over and above expenses.

Nether, a. Lower.

Nettle, v. a. Fret, chafe, ruffle, irritate, vex, tease, harass, provoke, incense, exasperate, sting.

Net-work, n. Netting, reticulated or decussated work.

Neutral, a. Indifferent, of neither party, taking no part with either side.

Neutralize, v. a. Counterbalance, render neutral, render inert, destroy the effect of, render of no effect.

Never, ad. 1. At no time, not at any time, not ever.

2. In no degree, not at all.

Nevertheless, ad. However, notwithstanding, not at all the less.

New, a. 1. Novel, fresh, of recent origin, not old.

2. Recent, modern, not ancient, of the present day.

3. Just discovered, recently made known.

4. Unaccustomed, unused, not habituated, not familiar.

News, n. Tidings, intelligence, information, advice, word, piece of information, recent accounts.

Newsmonger, n. Quidnunc.

Newspaper, n. Gazette, journal.

Newt, n. Eft, salamander.

Next, a. Nearest.

Next door to, 1. Next house to.

2. Near to, bordering on.

Nib, n. 1. Bill, beak, neb.

2. Point (of a pen).

Nibble, v. a. & n. Gnaw, bite (by nips), browse.

Nice, a. 1. Exact, accurate, precise, critical, definite, strict, rigorous.

2. Fastidious, dainty, squeamish, punctilious, finical, difficult, over-scrupulous, exacting, hard to please, very particular.

3. Subtile, fine, refined, minute.

4. Delicate, dainty, luscious, soft, tender, savory, delicious, palatable.

5. [Colloquial.] Pleasant, agreeable, delightful, good.

Niceness, n. 1. Exactness, accuracy, precision, nicety.

2. Scrupulousness, fastidiousness, delicacy, daintiness, squeamishness.

Nicety, n. 1. Accuracy, exactness, precision, truth, niceness.

2. Fastidiousness, daintiness, purism, squeamishness.

3. Subtilty, nice point, minute distinction.

4. Delicacy, dainty, tidbit, delicate morsel.

Niche, n. Nook, recess.

Nick, n. 1. Critical point (of time), critical moment, fortunate conjuncture.

2. Notch, dent, dint, indentation, incision.

Nick, v. a. Notch, cut notches in.

Nickname, n. Sobriquet, by-name.

Nictate, v. n. [Rare.] Wink, blink.

Nictation, n. Winking.

Niggard, n. Miser, curmudgeon, churl, hunks, lickpenny, skinflint, scrimp, screw, mean fellow, sordid wretch.

Niggard, a. Parsimonious, niggardly.

Niggardliness, n. Parsimony, stinginess, avarice, meanness.

Niggardly, a. 1. Parsimonious, covetous, stingy, avaricious, miserly, penurious, sordid, mean, illiberal, mercenary, niggard, close, close-fisted.

2. Saving, sparing, chary.

Nigh, a. Near, adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, close by, close, close at hand, bordering upon, not far off, not distant, approximate to, hard by.

Nigh, ad. Near, nearly.

Nigh, prep. Near, close to, close by, not far from.

Night-fall, n. Evening, dusk, close of the day.

Nightingale, n. Philomel, philomela, (Philomela luscinia.)

Night-jar, n. Goat-sucker, wheel-bird, churn-owl (Caprimulgus Europœus).

Nightly, a. Nocturnal.

Night-walker, n. Somnambulist, sleep-walker.

Nihilism, n. Nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity.

Nihility, n. Nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity.

Nimble, a. Agile, lively, brisk, active, smart, quick, spry, ready, alert, dapper, sprightly.

Nimbleness, n. Briskness, smartness, agility, spryness, alertness, activity, sprightliness.

Nincompoop, n. [Low.] Ninny.

Ninepins, n. pl. Skittles.

Ninny, n. Simpleton, fool, dunce.

Nip, v. a. 1. Pinch, compress, squeeze, gripe.

2. Clip, cut off.

3. Blast, bite, destroy, ruin.

Nip, n. 1. Pinch, bite.

2. Bit, small cut.

3. [Low.] Dram, nipper, sip, drink.

Nipper, n. 1. Fore tooth (of a horse).

2. [Low.] Dram, nip, sip, drink.

Nippers, n. pl. Pincers, tweezers.

Nipple, n. Teat, dug, pap.

Nitre, n. [Written also Niter.] Saltpetre, nitrate of potash.

Nitric acid, Aquafortis, spirit of nitre.

Nitric oxide, Deutoxide of nitrogen, binoxide of nitrogen, nitrous gas, nitrous air.

Nitrogen, n. Azote.

Nitrogenize, v. a. Azotize.

Nitro-muriatic acid, Aqua regia.

Nitrous ether, Sweet spirits of nitre.

Nitrous oxide, Laughing gas, protoxide of nitrogen, exhilarating gas.

No, ad. 1. Nay.

2. Not at all, in no degree.

No, a. None, not any.

Nob, n. [Colloquial.] Nobleman.

Nobby, a. [Colloquial.] Consequential, aristocratic.

Nobility, n. 1. Grandeur, greatness, dignity, nobleness, elevation, superiority, worthiness, loftiness of character, moral excellence.

2. Noble birth, patrician dignity, eminence by rank.

3. Noblesse, aristocracy, peerage, patrician class.

Noble, a. 1. Great, dignified, superior, elevated, worthy, exalted, illustrious.

2. Grand, stately, lordly, splendid, magnificent, sublime.

Noble, n. Nobleman.

Nobleman, n. Peer, noble, grandee, lord, one of the nobility.

Nobleness, n. 1. Greatness, dignity, magnanimity, elevation, superiority, worthiness, nobility, loftiness of character, moral excellence.

2. Stateliness, grandeur, magnificence.

Noblesse, [Fr.] Aristocracy, peerage, nobility.

Nobody, n. No one, no person, not any one, not anybody.

Nocturnal, a. Nightly.

Nocturnally, ad. Nightly, by night.

Nod, v. a. & n. Bow.

Nod, n. Bow, beck.

Noddle, n. Head (in contempt).

Noddy, n. 1. Fool, simpleton, dunce.

2. (Ornith.) Booby, gannet, solan goose (Sterna solida).

Node, n. Knot, knob, protuberance, swelling, lump, prominence, process, excrescence, nodule.

Nodule, n. Knot, node.

Noise, n. 1. Sound.

2. Clamor, din, blare, clatter, uproar, tumult, ado, cry, vociferation, hubbub, racket, hallabaloo, fuss, breeze.

Noisome, a. 1. Noxious, injurious, hurtful, unwholesome, insalubrious, unhealthy, pernicious, mischievous, detrimental, destructive, deleterious, baneful, poisonous, pestilential.

2. Offensive, fetid, disgusting.

Noisy, a. Clamorous, boisterous, turbulent, vociferous, obstreperous, blatant, brawling, blustering, uproarious, tumultuous, riotous.

Nomad, n. 1. Wandering tribe, nomadic people.